Taken 4 months ago during the MAFBEX (Manila Food and Beverage Expo) expo at World Trade Center. Who would have thought I would run into him?

Two years ago, I was in Ayala Mall Cebu when lo and behold, I saw Orange Brutus right across the department store. I was immediately drawn to enter this local fastfood chain which is the venue of one of my fond childhood memories: enjoying a cheese omelette sandwich (I think). There used to be 2 branches in Cagayan de Oro, one in Puerto and the other I think was at the ground floor of the now defunct (or is it still operating?) Sky Hi Cinema. Unfortunately, they have closed down a long, long time ago.

I entered the premises expecting to find my favorite sandwich in the menu but found burgers instead. So I ordered the closest which is the Cheese Burger. I found it okay but it wouldn’t make my fond memories list. Recently, I googled it and was surprised to find out that it is still very much alive in Cebu with a fully functional website and a marketing campaign involving the Cebuano bloggers network to create a buzz for their products. For whatever it’s worth, I’m creating a buzz for them here too. Here’s to hoping you bring that sandwich back! I miss it!

Just made me say, “Hello Singapore!”. I was able to book a low (low! low!) all-in round trip fare of PhP 3,771.00 (insurance not included) from Manila to Singapore for January 2010. The seat sale will run from October 15 – Oct 19, 2009 for travel from November 15, 2009 until January 31, 2010.

As of this posting, I can no longer access Cebu Pacific’s website. Must be from all that traffic! Good thing I have already grabbed the seats that I want. Hurry and grab yours too!